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TOM MIODLKTON AGAIN. The weather was chilly and the card ordinary yesterday and consequently there was some dropping off in attendance at Hawthorne. As a rule the racing was very tame, though marked by a new track record at a mile and a quarter. There was only one exciting: finish darirg the afternoon and that was between Tom Middle-ton and Goebsl. The pair met in the third race, which was a three-quarters of a mile dash for threo-year-olda and upward, and besides them as starters were Aba Furst, Mocorito, J. H. C. and three others. Abe Farst was the favorite at about 8 to 5, and he and Goebel divided favoritism. The latter was held at 9 to 5. Tom Middleton had started only ones before but had scored over an ordinary lot of maidens, still the ring had great reapect for him and made him third choice at 7 to 1. The race was a hot one and interesting to look at throughout. The field broke well together but Little Jack Horner jumped out iu the lead at once and parsing the half-mile ground he was two and a half lengths clear of Abe Furst, who was running head and head with Goebsl. About the same order was preserved around the far turn, but rounding for home there was a general closing up, and when well Etraightened out Goebel had a clear lead of two lengths. Behind him were Abe Furst, Mocorito, Little Jack Horner and Tom Middleton all .abreast. About the eigbth post Tom Middleton set sail for Goebel. and slowly but surely he overhauled him, and fifty yards from the goal the pair were on even terms. From there to the wire it was nip and tuck between the pair, but Tom Middleton proved the best and by a narrow margin got the -verdict. He wrenched bis ankle in pulling up and came back to the stand quite lame. The accident is not serious, and great things may be expected this fall from Flora Louises brother. That the St. Louis contingent have their "eye on the gun" is evidont. They have started several "good things" End bet heavily on them and all have won. In the fifth reca they rprung another one in Diaer who was backed from 4 to 1 down to 13 to 5 and considering the way in which she won her backers know what they were about. Y.titoe rede the filly and took no chances with her. Ho got off in front and went right on about his business winning away off by himself palling up. Hittick was second to Disor and Pat Garrett was third. J. H. Smith, who owns Pat Garrett, seems to be sot on keeping owners in line in soiling races. As his horsa finishod third he had the right of first claim and immediately grabbed off Hittick. The latter was catered for 00 aad Smith got him for 00. This is 2n exceptionally good bargain, as Hittick is a good colt and worth twice that amount. One of tho greatest surprises of the local racing season was sprung in the second race. Duty, who has not been able to outrun a fat man in sjme of tier re rent races, won running away. Th a filly was riddea by Nate Hill and was a li-miaiato 30 to 1 chince. She, however, took a notion to mn and setting away in Lout showed her heels to the others all the nay. Prestar, the 8 to 5 favorite, beavily backed on account of a fast work-out was second and Cecil, a 50 to 1 chance, third. The first race was a soft thing for Gussie Fay. This is si very tpeeay filly but owing to hr disposition to quic and ttio fact that D miuick was on her and Bums on Basseda tuo taltnt made the latter ilu favorite at even mom y and as good as 3 to 1 was laid ag iuet Gossie Fay. do far as a contest was concerned there was nothing to the race. Gussie Fay went to the front in the first furlong and spreadeagled her field. 1 Eirg Bermuda won the mile and a quarter selling race all the way and as he ploaeed, reducing the track record for the distance by a quarter of a Becond. The King is a greatly improved horse and can be marked to beat better ones The speculators were thrown down with a sickening thud in the last race. They backed Merops, with T. Burns up, at 4 to 5 as though it was all over but the shouting. Merops ran as though the morgue was the prnppr place for him and finished far back. Ed Tipton, the second choice, won the race rather easily from Uhler and Seattle. Judge Rees has exonerated jockey Gonley, his valet and trainer J. Stewart from suspicion of fraudulent action because of Mocorito being short of weight in the second race Tuesday. Georga Taylor, who rode Duty tho last time she started, haB been suspended.
